| rhapsody__87 24.03.2004 20:15 |
Okay. I have to regain my composure... but 2 days ago I sent an email to Brian ... and he wrote back today. And you can see it on the website!!!! I'd post it here but the post would be too long and you'd all scroll past. SO. I believe I'd still be the first letter on there (the subject is: WHAT A CONCERT). Go ahead. Go scream with me. I screamed when I opened my email today. UNBELIEVABLE!!!!! :D link |
| Penis - Vagina 24.03.2004 20:40 |
That was a great letter Erica! I'm not surprised he replied. I know how you feel.. I've gotten a couple of replies and it feels very special to know that someone like Brian cares about what we have to say :) |
| rhapsody__87 24.03.2004 20:45 |
Thank you!! It's an amazing feeling because he wrote to ME, little ol' me. And things like this don't EVER EVER happen to me!! EEEE! :0) |
| TheMiracle 24.03.2004 21:33 |
I'm so jealous of you! :-) |
| Brian_Mays_Wig 25.03.2004 03:20 |
He wrote to me too once, although it wasnt on his site, he emailled me straight back to my hotmail address!! |
| The Mir@cle 25.03.2004 03:32 |
Brian is a great guy... unique. Nobody handles his fans like he does! |
| Dances With Freddie 25.03.2004 05:32 |
*screams with "rhapsody__87"* AAAAAAAAAEEEEEEJAJAJA :D :D |
| bolan 25.03.2004 12:09 |
What is his e-mail address??? |
| inu-liger 25.03.2004 14:07 |
brians.soapbox@clara.co.uk "He wrote to me too once, although it wasnt on his site, he emailled me straight back to my hotmail address!!" Ditto. Although Jen seems to be pulling a Jacky Smith >:( |
| rhapsody__87 25.03.2004 14:37 |
< What do you mean Inu Yasha?? I know, this is great. I'm SO excited!!! |
| Penis - Vagina 25.03.2004 14:44 |
I got a little message from Jen today in regards to a slight correction Justin wanted to make (Justin Shirley Smith's email to me came via the same brians.soapbox email addy).. so it is my impression that Jen sorts the soapbox mail and decides what Brian gets to read, or in this case, who gets the appropriate mail.. |
| rhapsody__87 25.03.2004 14:47 |
Hmm... then we must be the lucky ones! :-) Yes- I accidentally got an email back from Jen that was meant to be sent to Brian saying that he should definitely read mine. I quickly got another email saying that it was misdirected and I wrote back asking if he'd even read it and she said he'd definitely be interested in reading it. But do you think it's Brian that actually responds? Why can't he then just determine what HE wants to respond to, not Jen? |
| Penis - Vagina 25.03.2004 15:04 |
I'm sure his replies are real... I think Jen is just a sort of a filter because he probably gets tons of email on the same subjects and doesn't have time to read them all. She probably pastes them into a new email to him.. which is why you accidently got that one... his personal email addy is probably a closely guarded secret :) (Check the headers carefully and see if it was CC'd, LOL!) And then he sends his replies back to her.. perhaps in one email and then she sorts everything and pastes them to the right people as well as adding some to the site.. |
| rhapsody__87 25.03.2004 15:08 |
Okay I just removed my IP address I'm such a schmuck. :X |
| Daburcor? 25.03.2004 15:09 |
I've gotten quite a few e-mails from Brian, It's always a cool thing to see in your inbox! :D |
| rhapsody__87 25.03.2004 15:11 |
Yeah it's truly amazing because here is someone who is so ridiculously famous and important to the music world and who is a living legend. I honestly cannot believe it. Hey you guys are so much nicer than at queen-online. I don't like those guys over at that message board! >:O |
| Bob The Shrek 25.03.2004 15:12 |
I know about your emails from Brian, Dan. He mentions them when I pop round his place for tea and scones ;-) |
| Penis - Vagina 25.03.2004 15:21 |
Oh yeah, I've heard about those too.. weekly pleas for an album of Queen covering Billy Joel songs. Sad but sweet ;) Edit: Nope, don't see any extra addresses in the headers, but I didn't mean to paste them here, hehe. Sometimes it's not a good idea to post your IP address and stuff publically :) |
| Daburcor? 25.03.2004 15:23 |
"I know about your emails from Brian, Dan. He mentions them when I pop round his place for tea and scones ;-)" Well good then Bob, Ask him "What's the friggin' hold up?!" for me! "Oh yeah, I've heard about those too.. weekly pleas for an album of Queen covering Billy Joel songs. Sad but sweet ;)" Noooooo... Two things I would never wish mixed! |
| rhapsody__87 25.03.2004 15:26 |
I feel quite computer illiterate now but I never exactly understood what an IP address tells... |
| Hitman 25.03.2004 15:35 |
lucky you erica |
| inu-liger 25.03.2004 15:45 |
I've gotten two e-mails from him privately before (replies) < "What do you mean Inu Yasha??" Well, I've been kinda getting annoyed that I've been trying to send Brian original questions, and he doesn't reply back himself but rather Jen does in a way I would think she assumes she knows the answer. And by "pulling a Jacky Smith" I was referring to the overly selectivity of hers on what e-mails go and don't go through to Brian. I corresponded with her earlier today and she explained that Brian doesn't basically have all the time in the world to answer even more than a couple questions! |
| rhapsody__87 25.03.2004 15:53 |
Ohh wow. :-| So I really hope the answer is from him and not Jen! I'm sure it is... he's so ridiculously nice! |
| inu-liger 25.03.2004 16:06 |
If it's in bold font, HTML, it's his |
| Mr. Scully 26.03.2004 03:22 |
"I was referring to the overly selectivity of hers on what e-mails go and don't go through to Brian." I think such censorship is unfortunately necessary (and I don't think she censors it all the time anyway). I personally think that Brian usually answers only praise or naive emails and he doesn't respond to really interesting questions but that's of course his choice. |
| ilizarov 26.03.2004 05:00 |
"I personally think that Brian usually answers only praise or naive emails" - yea I also thought that was kind of obvious. |
| Pim Derks 26.03.2004 05:44 |
"I personally think that Brian usually answers only praise or naive emails" + about the musical |
| Pim Derks 26.03.2004 05:48 |
BTW, I've been in contact with Valensia lately. He released his Queen Tribute in May 2003 and immediately sent a copy of the album to Brian/Roger/QP. Never even got a single reply, he even mailed BM on his soapbox. Meanwhile, Brian sents handwritten letters to people making wooden Queen standups and other (IMO :-)) crap, while Valensia worked over a month on his recreation of BoRhap and would love to hear something from BM/RT, they're his heroes too (besides Freddie/Kate Bush etc).... |
| ilizarov 26.03.2004 06:00 |
"+ about the musical" - I think that probably would be incuded under 'praise', as I dont think he'd reply to any letter which slags the musical off! :-) |
| Hank H. 26.03.2004 06:44 |
"I personally think that Brian usually answers only praise or naive emails and he doesn't respond to really interesting questions but that's of course his choice." I have the same impression. I sent him a mail once because I finally wanted to be sure who played the solo in Who Needs You, all he would have had to answer was "Me." or "John." No reply. Although I did include some praise. |
| Mitti 26.03.2004 10:06 |
I'm jalous 2! I wrote him once but he never replied, not that I wrote anything intresting, but you now, those mails like: I love your songs and you music and you're my big hero and listening to your music makes me very happy. Blablabla. But I'm happy for you! |
| Mr. Scully 26.03.2004 10:42 |
"I dont think he'd reply to any letter which slags the musical off! :-)" I confirm that he doesn't reply to such emails - my personal experience :-) I agree with Hank. Sometimes people write a letter concerning some interesting issue (songwriting, concerts etc.) and they wait for a simple "yes" or "no" reply but never get it (my case). Sometimes people write "it's not good to smoke" and they get a 4-page response from Brian. It looks quite stupid but there's nothing we can do about it, of course. I wrote to Brian four letters. In three letters I was asking about things that I honestly considered very interesting. Never got a word of reply (don't know if Jen censored them or Brian decided not to reply). In the last (fourth) case. I gave up and sent him just a photo from AW tour with no question at all ("Hello, attached is a nice photo, bye"). Got a reply within 24 hours. |
| Maz 26.03.2004 11:57 |
"Meanwhile, Brian sents handwritten letters to people making wooden Queen standups and other (IMO :-)) crap, while Valensia worked over a month on his recreation of BoRhap and would love to hear something from BM/RT," Not to be an apologist for Brian (because, lord knows, some of his comments on the Soapbox seem petty to me), but it's probably easier for him to reply with a simple "Thanks" then offer real criticism. Look how many people he does respond to, and we can only imagine how many emails he gets. I know from my own experience that responding to several emails a day gets annoying, and my response to them gets shorter; I doubt it's any different for him. We also assume that he has nothing better to do than respond to emails, which is obviously not the case. They have a musical, apparently, and they really need to promote that so people attend, or else it might fail and the legacy of Queen as a massive rock band will be lost forever. |
| Pim Derks 26.03.2004 12:22 |
"Not to be an apologist for Brian (because, lord knows, some of his comments on the Soapbox seem petty to me), but it's probably easier for him to reply with a simple "Thanks" then offer real criticism." He doesn't need to criticize Valensia. Just a quick "Sounds very interesting, your version of XXXXX is great!" would do to the job :-) |
| rhapsody__87 26.03.2004 15:02 |
I also think he wrote back to me because I included something about AIDS... hey, I mean some days I don't even respond to emails just because I don't want to. True -- just imagine how many he must get... probably quite a large amount! |
| Maz 26.03.2004 15:35 |
I agree, Pim, but now that I think about it, has Brian ever publically commented on his website about covers of his music? Perhaps when the music is involved, legal issues come out to play, so Brian avoids comment. The only situation I can think of is Dark's emails to Brian about his remixes, and Brian was less then pleased with that. Maybe he's just being cautious by not replying. Just a thought on my part. |
| rhapsody__87 26.03.2004 15:40 |
Dark's emails to Brian about his remixes What did Dark say? Can't be good haha |
| spreadurwingz 26.03.2004 20:07 |
Well, i just sent him a letter, and didn't get one of those "Address does not exist" Emails from yahoo! I hope he replies. |